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James McCune Smith was an American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author who was born into slavery in 1813 in Manhattan and was set free on July 4, 1827,

Sid Miller is challenging a debt relief program that the U.S. Department of Agriculture saw as a way to correct historic discrimination. An advocate for Black Texas farmers

By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson’s four-part documentary on Lifetime was the network’s most-watched non-fiction show since “Surviving R. Kelly” three years ago, and viewership

On Nov. 24, 1768, an advertisement appeared in the Virginia Gazette, a newspaper printed in Williamsburg and widely distributed in Virginia, Britain’s largest North American colony. This advertisement

Loraine was born October 4, 1921 to the parentage of Johnnie and Birdie Mae Swift as the only child of this union. She celebrated ‘100 years of life’

By TERESA M. WALKER Brian Flores says his lawsuit against the NFL over alleged racist hiring practices will continue even if he becomes a head coach again this

By Dr. J. Ester Davis Just when you think you have heard every unthinkable absurdity has been done and said by a former president, there is one more

NEW YORK (AP) — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra,” has died at age 30.

By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — Whoopi Goldberg was suspended for two weeks Tuesday as co-host of “The View” because of what the head of ABC News

The last day to register to vote was Jan. 31. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Feb. 18. Early voting runs from Feb.